Candidate Q&A: State House District 36 — Marilyn B. Lee
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 11 primary, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following...
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Campaign Corner: Mobilize To Change ‘Immoral’ Immigration System
Editor’s Note: Kaniela Ing is a Democrat running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Congressional District 1. As a father, I’m completely heartbroken. Immigration officials are lying to parents...
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How Low Is Hawaii Voter Turnout?
Hawaii has become well known for its low voter turnout, but is it really that low? There’s a couple of ways to measure voter turnout. Some say the formula that the state Office of Elections uses...
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Letters: Politicians In Trouble
Campaign Violations Feeding at the public trough (June 21, 2018) Regarding the story “Rep. Kaniela Ing Fined $15,000 for Campaign Spending Violations,” I find it inconceivable that he is still running...
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Why This Highway Plan Is The ‘Holy Grail’ Of Bicycle Safety Projects
Twice a week, Scott Snider bicycles from Waipio to his job in Red Hill. He’d like to bike all the way from his home in Mililani, but instead he drives the first leg of his 11-mile commute before...
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Campaign Cash: A Tale Of Two Bert Kobayashis
Labor unions, lawyers, engineers, business leaders and other traditionally well-heeled funders are divided over whether to funnel their campaign cash to incumbent Gov. David Ige or his challenger,...
View ArticleCandidate Q&A: Hawaii County Council District 5 — Frederic Wirick
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 11 primary, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following...
View ArticleCandidate Q&A: Hawaii County Council District 6 — Maile David
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 11 primary, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following...
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Caldwell Wants To Sell $44 Million In City Bonds For Rail
Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell is asking the City Council for the go-ahead to issue and sell $44 million in bonds to cover administrative costs of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation, even...
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Denby Fawcett: ‘Slap On The Wrist’ For The Diamond Head Hawker
A District Court judge today fined a Honolulu man $200 for illegally selling “I Climbed Diamond Head” certificates at the summit of the volcanic crater. Christopher P. Barclay pleaded no contest to the...
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Tom Yamachika: Social Security, Taxes And Darth Vader
A few days ago, I got my annual emailed reminder from the Social Security folks that they prepared an electronic statement for me. They’ve gone green, so they aren’t sending those statements on paper...
View ArticleCandidate Q&A: State House District 29 — James Logue
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 11 primary, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following...
View ArticleCandidate Q&A: State House District 43 — Michael Juarez
Editor’s note: For Hawaii’s Aug. 11 primary, Civil Beat asked candidates to answer some questions about where they stand on various issues and what their priorities will be if elected. The following...
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Law Enforcement’s Struggle To Help Honolulu’s Mentally Ill
Gripping a small knife, a man on a street corner shouts incoherently. A woman with dementia wanders around a shopping mall, decides to live there and refuses to leave. Anguished by broken relationships...
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Hirono Is Front And Center In Battle Against Trump’s Judicial Nominees
WASHINGTON — Starting this week Sen. Mazie Hirono will become the face of an online ad campaign that aims to get Democrats fired up about the future of the federal courts. The advertisements will be...
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Campaign Corner: Standing Up For Puna Voters
Editor’s Note: Frederic “Ric” Wirick is a Kea’au resident running for the Hawaii County Council District 5 seat. The State Office of Elections and the Hawaii County Elections Division recently sent a...
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Hawaii’s Planned Parenthood Joins Suit Against Abstinence-Only Push
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Several affiliates of Planned Parenthood, including the one in Hawaii, sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Friday over its efforts to impose an...
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Why Women Who Have Been Sexually Harassed Are Afraid To Report It
On May 30, a grand jury indicted Harvey Weinstein on charges he raped one woman and forced another to perform oral sex on him. And new allegations and lawsuits against the movie producer continue to...
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Health Beat: Really? You Need A Doctor’s Note To Go Back To Work?
“What can I do for you today?” I asked a patient scheduled to see me about her migraines. “I’m all better, now, I just need a work note,” she said. “My boss said I had to bring one because I was out...
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Retired General’s New Mission: Prepare Central Oahu For Disaster
When hurricanes Iselle and Julio threatened the islands in 2014, Braden Sakai was serving as commander of the 154th Wing of the Hawaii Air National Guard. While he was making decisions regarding the...
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